Travis, Amy Macdonald and Twin Atlantic are among acts wishing T in the Park a speedy return to the festival circuit after it was revealed the event will not take place in 2017.

With much of the music industry gathered under one roof for star-studded fundraising bash the Scottish Music Awards, the T-word wasn't far from anyone's lips as details of next year's event at Glasgow Green began to emerge.

Nordoff Robbins Scotland chairman Donald Mcleod was first to address the musical elephant in the room, branding the festival's cancellation a "huge loss to Scottish music" during the ceremony's opening remarks.

After hailing promoters DF Concerts for their fundraising efforts over the years, he added: "We all hope it comes back ... and, unlike Scottish football, if it does return, it won't be going to the third division."

The evening's entertainment, who included Scottish festival veterans like Travis' Fran Healy and members of Twin Atlantic, were quick to echo his sentiment.

Fran said: "It's the best festival in the country, bar none. They've been doing it since 1994, give them a year off."

The frontman also dismissed the notion that the event has fallen victims to the same fatal blows which saw Rockness and Wickerman disappear from Scots' festival calendar.

He insisted: "T in the Park is T in the Park. You can't really put it in a league with any other festival. It's premiere league."

Earlier this month T in the Park announced it would not return next year as organisers say "onerous site restrictions" forced them to take a year out to "resolve the issues".

The festival's break has paved the way for promoters to map out a brand new three-day music event in Glasgow Green, due to be held on July 7-9, 2017 and feature Radiohead as headliners.

But acts who've graced the T in the Park's outdoor stages hope organisers make good on their promise to return bigger and better in 2018.

Amy Macdonald said she was "gutted" when she heard the news, which comes 12 years after she attended the festival for the first time with her mum.

Amy Macdonald says T in the Park is 'integral' part of Scottish music scene

She added: "I remember going in 2006 and saying to my best friend 'I'll be playing there next year' as a joke … and then I was playing there. It's such an amazing thing for Scotland.

"I think sometimes we spend a lot of time talking things down. There's been a lot of problems but I think T in the Park is so integral to our music scene ... it'd be absolutely devastating to lose something like that."

KT Tunstall said she believed the festival was right to take some time out so that it could keep going.

She explained: "I know, it's a gutter but you've got to think of the work that goes into a massive festival like T in the Park ... it's only right that you take stock now and then."

Twin Atlantic performing on T in the Park's Radio 1 stage in 2015

Glasgow rockers Twin Atlantic said T in the Park has been with the band every step of the way.

Drummer Craig Kneale said: "It sucks obviously. Coming from Scotland, everyone knows about T in the Park. We've been really lucky, it's been a massive part of our band and our career.

"Everytime we've played it's been a real milestone for our band and it's always taken us to the next level."

Guitarist Barry McKenna added: "We went for years and years as punters and then as a band. Music just provides this escapism for people, you can listen to a song or go to a gig and properly let your hair down, especially in a muddy field with all your mates and loads of booze ...

"I hope it's just a little hiatus, it would be like saying goodbye to an old friend. I hope T in the Park rears its head very soon."